Pants and pocket ruler



April 19, 1927.

6. 'CAPuANo RA s AND POCKET mum.

Filed March 22, 1926 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIE.

GRESCENZO GAPUANO, DE LOS .AhlGELES, CALIFORNIA.

PANTS AND POCKET RULER.

Application filed March 22, 1926. Serial No. 96,559.

My invention is a pants and pocket ruler intended especially for measuring and markmg the lining for pants and for out-lining and marking the pockets.

An object of my invention is a ruler having curves and straight lines on the periphery together with straight and diagonal lines with rule markings on the interior port-ions there being cut-out sections so that therule may be used as a template for drawing the proper curves and straight lines on material to be used for linings for trousers or the like and also to mark different measurements for cutting pockets.

Another object of my invention is to incorporate in a rule, curved surfaces which may be utilized as stencils to make the flap for different types of pockets.

Another feature of my invention is forming the interior of the rule with lines meeting at an angle, such lines having measurements marked thereon, the measurements being intended to start from the intersection of lines ruled by using the edges of the rule, said lines intersecting at a different position than the intersection of the ruler edges themselves.

My ruler is formed with a straight edge on one end, a side edge having a gradual convex curve, an opposite side edge having a convex curve of sharper curvature than the side opposite the curve merging into a curve at the opposite end from the end The ruler thus formed may be utilized as a template for marking material to be used as pants lining. Some, of the sides areprovided with measuring markings and others with indications to show where notches or sections are to be having the straight edge.

out in the material.

The inside portion of the ruler is formed with curved and straight edges, there being cut-out portions to facilitate the markings of side, top and inclined pockets and also having measurements to facilitate marking of hip and watch pockets or the like.

My invention will be more readily understood from the following description and drawings, in which Figure 1 illustrates my rule beingapplied to a trouser material to mark the side pockets.

rule to trouser material for mark or inclined top pockets;

ing top 29'and 30 adjacent the reverse curve.

Fig. 3 is a face view of one side of the rule.

Fig. 4.- is a scale similar to that upon which the measurements of Fig. 3 are marked.

My rule will first be described by having reference to Fig. 3. The straight edge is designated by the numeral 1. A slightly curved. side 2 has a slightly convex edge. The opposite side 3 is formed convex of much greatercurvature than the side 2 and merges into the end 4. The corner 5 is an acute angle, the corner 6 an obtuse angle and the corner 7 substantially a right angle. A section 8 is removed out of the block of wood or the like to be used for making the rule and has a curved edge 9 following substantially the outer curved edges 3 and 1 for part of the length and has a straight diagonal edge 10. These edges meet at the corners 11 and 12.

A second cut-out section 13 has a slightly curved edge 14 substantially parallel to the curved edge 2; a reverse curve 15 forming a template for a watch pocketfiap; a section 16 parallel to the curve 2; a straight edge 17 formed substantially at right angles to the curve 2 and a curve 18. These curves have the main corners 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. A third cut-out section 24 has opposite parallel edges 25 and 26; these being substantially parallel to the edge 17 and the cross edge 27 substantially at right angles to the sides 25 and 26. A reverse curve 28 forms a template for use in marking a hip pocked flap where a large flap is desired. There are short substantially straight edges The corners of this cut-out section are designated by the numerals 31, 32,33, 34, 35 and 36.

out section 37 has sharp corners t2 and t3 and curved corners M and 45.

The measurements marked on the rule are substantially as follows:

The edge 2 has measuring marks 50 starting from the corner 5 and is indicated as measuring up to L in. it second measurement 51 starts from the 1 in. mark of the measurement 50 and is shown as marked to I in. A. third measurement 32 starts from the l -5 in. oil the 50 .n'ieasmfement and is shown with numerals l to 9 indicating at to 9 in. starting 1% in. from the corner 5.

The edges 25 and $8. and 26 and 39 have similar measurements 53 and fill-.1 these havin; the zero at the edge 2 witlrt-he 1 in. mark therefor set in trom the edge 011 the lines 25 and 26. It will be noted that these measurements extend up to 6 in.

The edge 3 has measurements which have the zero places substantially 1 in. from the corner (3 and extending around the edge: the measurement being shown as con-- tinnine to '7 in. it will be noted that the nero mark is substantially at right angles to the curve 23 and that the other marks up to T in. are made parallel to the zero n'iark.

The curved edge 9 has a measurement 56 shown as from 1 to l in. with the zero set inwardly from the corner ll. The side 10 has measurements 5'? shown from l to T .in. with :the zero set ii'iwardly from the corner 11. The object of this teatnre is so that 5 when a tailor is marking on the material to he outwith chalk the chalk mark will necessarily be somewhat set inwardly from the edges 9 and 10 and the intersection of the lines will form a corner and be the zero for both of the scales 56 and 57.

The rule has various .markings or indications thereon toshow where cuts or slits or slight folds are to be made in. the material marked. In the edge 3 two side marks 58 and 59, joined by a back line till. indicate that in thetrouserlining material slits are to be formed at thepoints 58 and 59 substantiallyithe depth shown and a chalk mark drawn on the line 60 substantially parallel tothe edge 3. Two check marks (ll and (i2 :lrom the edge 3 adjacent the corner 6 are to he utilized in either making clippings with the Scissors in the .u'iatcrial marked orlo make chalk marks.

It. :will he noted that there is a. line 63 drawn parallel to the edge 3 from the corner 6 slightly inset from the edge. This line indicates the exact line on which the sewing; or seanrmay be formed.

There. are marking lines (ll and (35 extending from adjacent the corner '7 across the rule and terminating at the points indicated by the numerals (36 and 67 on theedge 1. These lines for nthe center lines on which the templateis placedwhen the edges 3 and a are utilized for marking the lining material. "The rule is preferably formed with similar markings on opposite sides so that it maybe rreversedgand when eorerersed the otherside may be readily marked by utilizing the same center line .zfro n the corner 7 tovthe points 466-101 67.

ll here ;is also an inset line 68 jflQnI-the ledge thawing {the 83111631311111058 118 :thej V set U119? .68. ilnse ylil l 9 ar .je erierreedhera.

allel to the edge 18 continuing as a line 'l' parallel to the edge 2 The line 71 is also parallelv to the edge at) and lines 72 and 7 parallel to the edges 25 and 2:38, and 26 and 89. The line is continued forming a cross measuring line 74:. Pocket flaps are also provided with inset lines 75 to indicate the It is not believed. necessary to indicate all the uses to which my rule may be put in forming [linings lor trousers or in being used as a template for pockets or the like.

l-lowerer. it may be stated that using part of the template formed by the curves 2} and l with the curve :2. the outline may be drawn tor forming the inside side pocket tromuirs. 'lhe cut-out section 2d; may be utilized to nieaaure hip pockets and for extra deep pockets the cut-out section 3'? would he included.

The use of the reverse curves 15 28 and ll will be obvious as forming the shape for pocket flaps. In Fig, l, the use oi. the side 3 for measuring); side pockets of trousers is illustrated. 'l he edge placed alol'ig the seam of the trouser material and from the corner 6 or the marks 61 or 62 or the zero 59 measurements may be marked off indicating the length of cut required tor the side trouser pockets.

In Fin. 1? the use of the cut out space 8 is indicated tor marking inclined top pockets for trousiu's. 'ln this case the scales 56 and are utilized and a. line drawn along the edge 10. Substantially every part of the rule, especially the parts marked by scales may be utilized in forming linings for trousers and in n'ieasuringlhe pockets. For c0nvenience the scales 50, and 52 do not read from, the same. boint but from ditllerent posilionsailong the edge 2.

lit will he obvious that the seal and shape oi cut-out sections as well as the general Sl'llLPC ofthe rule may be changed to adapt it for dill'erent purposes in tailoring or making clothes. Such changes however, will be within the spirit of my invention set forth in the description, drawings and claims.

Having descril'ml my invention, what I claim is:

l. A rule having a body structure with a straight edge at one end, a convex curve at the other end,'conve: curved sides the curve of one of the sides being-merged into the curve at the .end, said side haying a sharper curvethantheother side, the-body etructure having a plurality of cut-out. sections, some of said sections *lldVlllfI a reverse curve suitable to form a istencil ,-,inark pocket wtlaps.

A rule comprising body structure having a straight edge at one end opposite ides .c arins e res e g s, o ir e ll of at :u r d u .i hill the ther th s de rQ lesser radius having n, gnrpregme lgging into a convex curved end, the body structure having cut-out sections, some of said sections being formed with opposite parallel sides adapted to form markings for hip pockets or the like.

A rule having a body structure with a straight edge at one end, a convex curved side of large radius having an acute angle with the end, the opposite side joining the straight edge at an obtuse angle, said edge being convex and of lesser radius than the opposite edge, an end opposite the straight edge having a curve merged into the side edge of the lesser radius, said curved end joining the side of greater radius at substantially right angles.

4. A rule having a body structure as claimed in claim 3, in which the body structure has a plurality of cut out sections, some of said sections having edge lines substair tially at right angles to the curved side of greater radius and having reverse curves adapted to mark pocket flaps.

5. A rule having a body structure as claimed in claim 3, in which the body structure has two cut-out sections, said sections having side lines substantially at right angles to the edge having the greater curvature and both cut-out sections having a side with a reverse curve adapted to mark pocket flaps.

6. A rule having a body structure with a straight edge at one end, a convex side of large radius, an opposite convex side of lesser radius, an end opposite the straight edge formed convex, the said end and the side of lesser radius merging in a curve, the body structure having four cut-out sections, one section having a curve parallel to the merging curve of the end and side and a diagonal line, two of the cut-out sections having side lines at substantially right angles to the side of greater radius, the fourth cut-out section having a curved edge, a straight edge at right angles to the side of greater radius, a reverse curve adapted to mark a pocket flap and a curve parallel to the side of greater radius.

'7. A rule having a body structure as claimed in claim 6, in which the two outout sections having sides at rightangles to the side of greater radius have reverse curves adapted to mark pocket flaps.

8. In a rule having a body structure with a cut-out section, said section having a curve on one side and a straight edge on the other, measurement markings on both said edges, said measurement markings commencing at a point set inwardly from a common joined corner of said edges to form a common zero on an article being out.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CRESCENZO CAPUANO. 

